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ISRO: A scale to measure sex-role orientation

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Dreyer, NA; Woods, NF; James, SA
Published in: Sex Roles
February 1, 1981

Sex-role research has been hampered by a lack of valid and reliable research tools to measure the construct being studied. This article describes the development of a research scale (ISRO) to measure women's sex-role orientation. This 16-item questionnaire has been shown to be internally consistent and to have fairly high temporal stability over 30 days. The high sensitivity (96.2%) and specificity (95.5%) suggest that it differentiates feminist from traditional women. Three factors assess attitudinal domains of conflict between family responsibilities and having a career; male/female division of household responsibilities; and women's work roles outside the home. Education appears to be the strongest predictor of ISRO scores. © 1981 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

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Published In

Sex Roles

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EISSN

1573-2762

ISSN

0360-0025

Publication Date

February 1, 1981

Volume

7

Issue

2

Start / End Page

173 / 182

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4405 Gender studies
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1699 Other Studies in Human Society
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Dreyer, N. A., Woods, N. F., & James, S. A. (1981). ISRO: A scale to measure sex-role orientation. Sex Roles, 7(2), 173–182. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00287803
Dreyer, N. A., N. F. Woods, and S. A. James. “ISRO: A scale to measure sex-role orientation.” Sex Roles 7, no. 2 (February 1, 1981): 173–82. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00287803.
Dreyer NA, Woods NF, James SA. ISRO: A scale to measure sex-role orientation. Sex Roles. 1981 Feb 1;7(2):173–82.
Dreyer, N. A., et al. “ISRO: A scale to measure sex-role orientation.” Sex Roles, vol. 7, no. 2, Feb. 1981, pp. 173–82. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF00287803.
Dreyer NA, Woods NF, James SA. ISRO: A scale to measure sex-role orientation. Sex Roles. 1981 Feb 1;7(2):173–182.
Journal cover image

Published In

Sex Roles

DOI

EISSN

1573-2762

ISSN

0360-0025

Publication Date

February 1, 1981

Volume

7

Issue

2

Start / End Page

173 / 182

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4405 Gender studies
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1699 Other Studies in Human Society
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services